The 2020 Indoor Football League season was the twelfth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL) and the first season of being the top indoor football league, after the folding of the Arena Football League. The league was set to play the season with thirteen teams, up from ten the previous season, by adding three expansion teams, one team from Champions Indoor Football, and one team folding.
After playing two games, the season was initially postponed on March 12 due to social distancing measures closing venues during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 13, the league cancelled the rest of the season due to the uncertainty that they would be able to play in any venues in the near future.
Offseason On August 20, 2019, the Duke City Gladiators joined the IFL after winning back-to-back CIF championships. On September 10, the Oakland Panthers, co-owned by NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, joined the IFL for the 2020 season. On November 1, the league added the Spokane Shock after it was resurrected by former NFL player Sam Adams, with the Spokane team reacquiring the Shock brand following the Spokane Empire's folding in 2017. The Bosselman family were looking to sell the Nebraska Danger, but no owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season. On November 24, 2019, the IFL added a thirteenth team in Frisco, Texas, owned by the Germain family called the Frisco Fighters. The Germain family also purchased the sponsorship rights for the IFL, the management rights of the league's communications and marketing department, as well as a second expansion for the 2021 season in Columbus, Ohio.
Teams Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coachArizona Rattlers Glendale, Arizona Gila River Arena 17,125 1992 2017 Kevin GuyBismarck Bucks Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck Event Center 10,100 2017 2019 Rod MillerCedar Rapids River Kings Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S. Cellular Center 5,700 2011 2012 Victor MannDuke City Gladiators Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum 9,286 2015 2020 Pig BrownFrisco Fighters Frisco, Texas Comerica Center 3,500 2019 2020 Clint DolezelGreen Bay Blizzard Green Bay, Wisconsin Resch Center 8,599 2003 2010 Corey RobersonIowa Barnstormers Des Moines, Iowa Wells Fargo Arena 15,181 1995 2015 Ameer IsmailOakland Panthers Oakland, California Oakland Arena 19,596 2019 2020 Kurt BryanQuad City Steamwheelers Moline, Illinois TaxSlayer Center 9,200 2017 2019 Cory RossSan Diego Strike Force San Diego, California Pechanga Arena 12,000 2018 2019 Burt GrossmanSioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls, South Dakota Denny Sanford Premier Center 10,678 2000 2009 Kurtiss RiggsSpokane Shock Spokane, Washington Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 10,771 2006 2020 Billy BackTucson Sugar Skulls Tucson, Arizona Tucson Convention Center 8,962 2018 2019 Dixie Wooten
Standings The season began on March 7, 2020, and the league played two games before postponing the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Indoor Football League 1 0 54 39 — 1 0 50 36 — 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 1 36 50 1 0 1 39 54 1 y – clinched regular season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Last updated: March 18, 2020
Playoffs The top eight teams would have made the IFL playoffs, with the quarterfinals consisting of the top seed hosting the eighth seed, the second seed hosting the seventh seed, the third seed hosting the sixth seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth seed. In the semifinals, the highest remaining seed would host the lower remaining seed and the next-highest hosts the next-lowest from the quarterfinals. The semifinal winners were to meet in the 2020 United Bowl on the weekend of July 25.
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